Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk and peace activist, dies at 95

 

(image credit: plumvillage.org)

The writings of this renowned Zen Monk influenced my life at a pivotal cusp of personal growth...

News of his passing:

• https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/21/asia/thich-nhat-hanh-death-intl/index.html
• https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/thich-nhat-hanhs-health/thich-nhat-hanh-11-11-1926-01-22-2022/
  

Plum Village, his biography, and his teachings:

• https://plumvillage.org/
• https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/
  
• https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/biography/
  
• https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/thich-nhat-hanh-full-biography/
• https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/key-teachings/ 
• https://plumvillage.org/mindfulness-practice/
  

 

Quotes:

• https://www.audible.com/blog/quotes-thich-nhat-hanh
  
• https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/g29092056/thich-nhat-hanh-quotes/
• https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/9074.Thich_Nhat_Hanh 
• https://quotes.thefamouspeople.com/thich-nhat-hanh-2437.php
  
•  https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/thich-nhat-hanh-quotes
• https://hackspirit.com/25-profound-quotes-thich-nhat-hanh-will-make-rethink-love-life-happiness/
  

Jimmy Buffett Poem on Writing

 

"If I could just get it on paper

I might make some sense of it all

If I could tell half of the stories

The funny way most things begin

Figure ways to disguise all the half truths and lies

Find the heart of my song with the point of a pen

Simple words can be come clever phrases

And chapters could turn into books

Yes if i could just get it on paper

But it's harder than it ever looks."

 

~ Jimmy Buffett 

https://www.facebook.com/jimmybuffett/posts/469242271234857

2022-01-01 Saturday - Holiday Travel Adventures

 

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2022-01-01 Saturday:

Arrived at the Alaska Airlines ticket counter at 4:30am (which is when a. they told me they would be open, yesterday; b. what the sign on the counter said they would be open; c. what the Tampa Airport information page said they would be open). They finally showed up around 5:30am...

Luckily, I am NOT flying from Tampa to Seattle today - because that (only) flight - is cancelled. The woman in line with me, on that flight - said that the customer service number has a recording that says wait times are 10-12 hours. When she actually spoke to someone, they said "be prepared for a delay of 4-5 days".

Travel this holiday is a "roll the dice" proposition.